AFN Europe Radio Request for Information/Sources Sought FA2541-25-011
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AI-generated · Aug 23, 2025Sustain connectivity to remote, isolated AFN FM transmitter sites in Europe by identifying commercially available technologies and services capable of delivering AFN stereo audio programming ("The Eagle") to those sites, since the current Direct-to-Home satellite distribution will be discontinued. The effort is a sources sought/RFI to gather options for maintaining AFN audio service to Europe without relying on the DTH satellite method; refer to the attached RFI for details and questions.
Updates indicate the response deadline has been extended (first to a later date, with Questions and Answers posted) and, in a second posting, extended again with additional updated Q&A. The core goal remains to collect information on viable, commercially available solutions to deliver The Eagle programming to the European AFN transmitter sites.
The Defense Media Activity (DMA) requires solutions for sustaining connectivity to remote, isolated American Forces Network (AFN) FM transmitter sites in Europe. The current distribution method, relying on AFN s Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite service, will be discontinued in March 2026. This RFI aims to gather information on commercially available technologies and services capable of delivering AFN stereo audio programming ("The Eagle" service) to these sites. Please see Attached Souces Sought/RFI request for specific details and questions. *24 June 2025 Update- Extended Response deadline from 26 June 2025 to 07 July 2025 and posted Questions and Answers
From Sources Sought posted on Jun 24, 2025The Defense Media Activity (DMA) requires solutions for sustaining connectivity to remote, isolated American Forces Network (AFN) FM transmitter sites in Europe. The current distribution method, relying on AFN s Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite service, will be discontinued in March 2026. This RFI aims to gather information on commercially available technologies and services capable of delivering AFN stereo audio programming ("The Eagle" service) to these sites. Please see Attached Souces Sought/RFI request for specific details and questions. *24 June 2025 Update- Extended Response deadline from 26 June 2025 to 07 July 2025 and posted Questions and Answers **7 July 2025 Update- Extended Response deadline from 07 July 2025 to 11 July 2025 and posted updated Questions and Answers
From Sources Sought posted on Jul 07, 2025Notice history
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Sources Sought LATEST Posted Jul 07, 2025View changes (2)
- Description: Description was updated
- Response Deadline: Jul 07, 2025 → Jul 11, 2025
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